JGT Guide 2014

Inside: Course MapsTriathlon RulesSpectator InfoTri Check List& More!

JACKS GENERICTRIATHLON

EVENT GUIDE August 3, 2014

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4 Welcome Letter6 Event Schedule6 Wave Starts6 Transition Info & Bike Check In8 Equipment Check10 Calendar of Events11 How to wear a timing chip12 USAT Rules14 General Advice16 Venue Info & Directions16 Spectator Info18 Course Maps19 Aid Station Info

Weather Contingency PlanIn the event of foul weather, the start time of this event may be delayed by up to 1 hour. Should the weather conditions be unsafe for the swim, this event will be changed to a bike-run with distances of a 11.2 mile bike and a 3.1 mile run. The duath-lon will use a time trial start based upon the swim wave order. If the weather makes it too dangerous for cycling, the event will become a 5 Km run for all participants..

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Dear Friends:Welcome to the 2014 Jacks Generic Triathlon, where youre more than just a number, youre a barcode! Its our second year at beautiful Lake Pflugerville and were happy to be back with sprint, intermediate and relay events. This is the 12th Annual JGT but just because weve been around the block, doesnt mean we arent trying to continuously improve.

For 2014 were starting the swim as a time trial start. This is the first year at JGT for this type of start and we think youre going to like it. Another change were making this year is adding more awards to the lineup. So instead of just age group awards for each category and finisher medals for all who cross the line, if youre fastest in transition, the swim portion, bike portion or run portion, youll get a great gift card to an awesome local business.

We hope you enjoy this 5th event of the Texas Tri Series!

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Jacks Generic Tri StaffAnnouncer: Logan DelawareAthlete Services: Richelle CriswellBike Course: Tim Stansbury & Mark KendallChief Bike Mechanic: James BalentineDirector of Marketing: Stacy KeeseHead of Transition: Angie BalentineJack & Adams Bicycles StaffMedical Director: Dr. Martha PyronOperations: Dan Carroll & Jack MurrayPhotographers: Liz Kreutz, Ed Sparks,Tom MarekRace Manager: John ChungRun Course: John Chung and Nick SeidelSecurity: Danny HinkleSite & Supply: Mark Lindsay, Kirk BlanchardSite and Supply Manager: Tim AcalaSite Team: Jack Murray and Dan CarrollSponsorship/Community Outreach: Tina ThomasStaff Wellness: Cindy Keese & Kathy MurraySwim Course: Brad Miller & Ben PhillipsSwim Start and Finish: Morgan CarrollTiming: Raul Najera, Meghan NajeraVolunteer Coordinator: Stacy Farrugia

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Bike Check In Bike Check In will only occur on the morning of the event. To enter the transition area each athlete must have (1) their race number affixed to their bike and helmet; (2) their athlete wrist-band on their wrist; (3) and they must be body marked.

Bike Check OutBike Check Out occurs after the final cyclist has racked his/her bike and started the run.We expect this to be around 10:00AM. This rule is implemented to ensure safety and prevent theft. Enjoy the party with drinks, food, samples, massage, friends and fun while you

Sunday, August 3rd5:30AM: Parking Area Open (gates will be locked until then)5:30AM: Transition Area Open (J&A mechanics on duty for minor needs)5:30-6:30AM: Out of Town Packet Pickup5:30-7:00AM: Body Marking & Chip Pickup (if you have not yet received the chip)6:45AM: Yoga Warm Up7:00AM: Transition area closes7:10AM: Pre-race meeting begins at swim start7:30AM: Jacks Generic Tri Start9:00AM: Finish Line Party Begins11:00AM: Awards Ceremony (tentative)

Transition Area InformationTransition racks will be ordered by swim wave. Participants may rack anywhere on the racks assigned to their wave. Bikes will not be allowed out of Transition until the final cyclist has completed the bike course. Participants will be allowed back into Transition after they finish, but bikes may not be removed from the racks. Please be courteous to your fellow participants while in transition during the race. Only participants and volunteers are allowed in transition.

Intermediate Time Group Cap Color 7:30 Open wave purple 7:32 M39 under yellow 7:37 M40 above neon green 7:42 Female All royal 7:50 Relay flo greenSprint 8:00 M34 under purple 8:05 M35-44 white 8:10 M45 above pink 8:15 F29 under neon green 8:20 F30-44 yellow 8:25 F45 above purple

Please wear the swim cap provided in your participant bag.Wave Starts

Time Trial Swim StartEach wave, with the exception of the Open wave, will be a time trial start. The time trial start consists of starting one person at a time at approximately 2 second inter-vals. Participants will start with their assigned wave (eg. Intermediate, Men 40 & Over), and will line up within their wave on a first come basis. The time for each person will start when they cross the swim start timing mat at the water's edge. We think you will like this new way to start the swim - no more mass swim start!

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1. Check your goggles, check that the strap and nose bridge are not going to break on the start line or during the swim, check that the seals have not perished. If the lens is scratched consider a new pair for racing and keep the old pair for the pool.

2. Check your wetsuit for potential tears, check the seams are not frayed and likely to split, if so get it fixed in enough time. Also look for holes and cuts, these can be glued and stitched to prevent water entering the suit and to make the suit streamlined.

3. Check Your Bike. There is a lot to check here so if you don't know what to do, get down to your local bike store (and try to learn). Noth-ing is worse than athletes arriving at the pre race inspection needing a new frame or another wheel for safety.

4. Check your helmet, the plastic shell needs to be firmly affixed to the foam and the strap should not be frayed and needs to fit firmly. Check that there are no cracks or dents as these will likely not pass in a pre race check.

5. Check your running shoes. Look to see that they are not worn out of alignment or that the midsole is crushed. Also check that the elastic laces or the laces and toggles are working well. Check that they are washed clean and dry.

Before your triathlon, have a system in place to check your equipment. It is recommended that you start with what youll use first in the tri and work through to the equipment that you will use last.

Safety Pins(not included in bag) May be used to secure your race number onto your shirt. They can be picked up at packet pickup.

Bib & Bike Numbers The large number included in your participant bag is worn after the swim and can be used with a race belt or pinned onto the front of your shirt. The small sticker with your number is for the front of your bike helmet. The other plastic number is for your bike and can be attached with twist ties to the seat post or top tube of your bike. Please use each one of these numbers.

Latex Swim CapPlease wear the cap provided; it corre-sponds to your swim wave and serves as part of the event safety plan.

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Timing Chip & StrapChip is attached to velcro ankle strap & secured to your ankle at all times during the tri.

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Pure Austin Splash & Dash Series

This 6 event swim-run series held April through September at Pure Austin Quarry Lake is the ul-timate mid week workout. Held once a month on Tuesday nights (next ones: 8/19, 9/16), the event is a 750 meter open water swim followed by a 3 Km run. A no hassle race for $15 and dinner is included! Dont wait to sign up. Every Splash-n-Dash for the last 4 years has sold out in advance.

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TriRock Austin, Labor Day

Imagine a world class triathlon held in the front yard of one of the most active and outgoing cities in the US. Imagine a large event with the atmosphere and intimacy of a small hometown race. Imagine biking down the most historic street in Texas. Imagine the fun.

TriRock Austin brings many of the features youve only dreamed of having at an event: a $5000 prize purse that pros and age groupers are eligible to win, live music on the bike and run course, and at the fin-ish line, free post race massage and ART, with over 20 therapists, free post race food, drink, beer, and treats, technical clothing & hats free in your packet. A multi-sport expo with over 30 vendors, with in-teractive games and prizes. An incredibly spectator friendly course. A challenging urban race course completely closed to traffic.

Plus a finish line party you wont want to end!$15 off with code: JATRIROCK Trirock.competitor.com/austin

Come swim, bike and run on the most scenic course in the state. In the heart of the Texas Hill Country, Kerrville is a true triathlon desti-nation. Choose from sprint, quarter and half distance events during the two-day festival. And this year a swim/bike - the Aquabike! If you have any little athletes on your hands, dont forget to bring them along for the kids fun run and activities.

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+ COMMONLY VIOLATED RULES & PENALTIES1. Helmets: Only helmets approved by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) may be used in USAT sanctioned events. Hel-mets must be worn at all times while on your bike. This means before, during, and after the event. Penalty: Disqualification

2. Chin Straps: Chin straps must be buckled at all times when on a bicycle. DO NOT unbuckle your chin strap unless you are off your bicycle.Penalty: Disqualification on the course; Variable time penalty in transition area only.

3. Outside Assistance: No assistance other than that offered by race and medical officials may be used. Triathlons and duathlons are individual tests of fitness. Penalty: Variable time penalty

4. Transition Area: All equipment must be placed in the properly designated and indi-vidually assigned bike corral. The wheel of the bicycle must be down on the side of the assigned space. All participants must return their bi-cycles to an upright position in their designated bicycle corral. No person shall interfere with anoth-er participants equipment or impede the progress of another participant. All bar ends must be solidly plugged. No participant shall bring ANY glass containers into the transition area.Penalty: Variable time penalty

5. Drafting: Keep at least three bike lengths of clear space between you and the cyclist in front. If you move into the zone, you must pass within 15 seconds. Position--keep to the right hand side of the lane of travel unless passing. Blocking--riding on the left side of the lane without pass-ing anyone and interfering with other cyclists at-tempting to pass. Overtaken--once passed, you must immediately exit the draft zone from the rear, before attempting to pass again.Penalty: Variable time penalty

6. Course: All competitors are required to fol-low the prescribed course and to stay within all coned lanes. Cutting the course is an obvious violation and going outside the course is a safety issue. Cyclists shall not cross a solid yellow cen-ter line for ANY reason. Cyclists must obey all applicable traffic laws at all times. Penalty: Ref-erees discretion

7. Unsportsmanlike-Like Conduct: Foul, harsh, argumentative or abusive language or other un-sportsmanlike conduct directed at race officials, USA Triathlon officials, volunteers, spectators or fellow athletes is forbidden.Penalty: Disqualification

8. Headphones: Headphones, headsets, walk-mans, iPods, mp3 players, or personal audio de-vices, etc. are not to be carried or worn at any time during the race. Penalty: Variable time penalty

9. Abandonment: All personal equipment and belongings taken out onto the course must stay on the athlete the entire time. No garbage, clothing, etc. shall be thrown on the course.Penalty: Variable time penalty

10. Race numbers: All athletes are required to wear race numbers at all times during the

bike and run. Numbers must face the front and be clearly visible at all times.

Numbers may not be cut or folded or altered in any way. DO NOT transfer your number to any other

athlete or take a number from an athlete that is not competing.Penalty: Variable time penalty for missing or altered number. Disquali-fication and one year suspension from

membership in USAT for transferring a number without race director per-

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11. Wetsuits: Each age group participant shall be permitted to wear a wetsuit without penalty in any event sanctioned by USA Triathlon up to and including a water temperature of 78 de-grees Fahrenheit. When the water temperature is greater than 78 degrees but less than 84 degrees Fahrenheit, age group participants may wear a wetsuit at their own discretion, provided, how-ever that participants who wears a wetsuit within such temperature range shall not be eligible for prizes or awards. Above 84 degrees, wetsuits are prohibited.

For a complete list of USAT rules, please refer to the most up to date version at: usatriathlon.org/events/rules.aspx

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Here is a logical progression that you may want to go through when you get to the race site:

1. Arrive Early! A half hour won't be enough time to get everything done. Give yourself an hour, even more if you can, so that you won't be rushed.

2. If you did not pick up your packet before-hand, make sure you leave registration with: Race Number and pins, Swim Cap provided by race, bike frame number, and helmet num-ber.

3. You will need to get Body Marked. Make sure you pick up your Timing Chip and Vel-cro strap that gets worn around the ankle. You may choose to pick up your timing chip after you have racked your bike.

4. After body marking take your bike and gear with you to the transition area (the big fenced in area with the bike racks) and claim a spot of real estate for yourself. There's noth-ing worse than arriving with plenty of time to spare, but forgetting to rack your bike FIRST, and then ending up with little or no room to lay out your gear. You can 'rack' your bike by either hooking the seat over the top rail of the bike rack or by hooking the handlebars/brake levers over the top rail. The choice is yours - whichever works better for you. Take a look around to see what others are doing, and then follow suit. Once your bike is racked, you can drop your gear next to it - there should be time to lay it out neatly later. You can pump your tires up beforehand, or in the transition area - the choice is up to you. Please be con-siderate towards your fellow participants and do not hog space in the transition area. There should be enough room for at least 6 bicycles on each rack.

Now that your bike is racked and you have your stuff from registration, andif you arrived early enough, you should have plenty of time to get ready to race. Heres what to do next:

1. First off, you need to do something with that race number. You have to finish the race with the number on the front of your body, so you can either use the pins you were given to pin it to the shirt youll wear during the race, or you can use a number belt if you have one. The number must be worn during the run.

2. Next, organize your gear next to your bike. Its a good idea to have a towel on the ground to lie out your stuff. Make sure you have your bike shoes and running shoes laid out in the open with the laces open so they are easy to get into. Have your helmet either on the ground near your shoes or on your handlebars, with the strap undone so its easy to put on. A good idea is to have your helmet sitting upside-down with your sunglasses in the helmet. That way, you put on your sunglasses and then follow that with the helmet and its hard to forget ei-ther. Next to or underneath your running shoes you may want to place a hat for the run because the sun can get pretty hot by the end of the race. Make sure you have your water bottle(s) filled before the race as well.

3. You should be pretty organized by now so you can use any spare time to familiar-ize yourself with the flow of traffic once the race starts. Figure out where the swim finishes and where youll have to run to get your bike. Locate a fixed landmark (gar-bage cans may get moved) or count the number of bike racks to your bike, so that you dont get lost looking for your bike. Its like looking for a needle in a haystack if you dont have some idea where to start.

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4. After the swim, you will enter the transition at one end and leave at the other. When you return you reverse things. That is, the bike starts and finishes at the same side of the transi-tion area, and the run goes out where the swim came in.5. It's also a good idea to do a walk or warm-up run of the start of the run course and finish. That way you won't get lost starting the run and you'll have some good landmarks as you near the finish line. It's always nice to know when you are nearing the finish line, so if you have some visual cues you'll be more comfortable. 6. The best advice for any new triathlete is to get to the swim start early and do a good warm-up in the water. The swim is often the most daunting part of a triathlon and open water swimming is different than pool swimming. When you can't see the bottom and there are no lane ropes people often freak out a bit and then they have trouble swimming. Factor in any trouble navigating and you've got a long swim on your hands. Take some time to get comfortable in the water and with the fact that you can't see as well. Practice sighting the buoys so that you won't get lost. The more time you spend getting comfortable, the less time you'll spend panicking.

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SpectatorsSpectators are welcome to roam the site and cheer on their friends and family members. There are very few places that spectators will not be allowed. Please do not challenge volunteers or jump fences. The volunteers are there to help ensure the safety of the athletes. Spectators are not allowed into the transition area. Spectators are welcome to help themselves to water from the Water Monster. Some of our partners will also be giving away free samples. Of-ficial race food and drink is for the athletes and volunteers only.

Directions & ParkingThe event starts and finishes at Lake Pflugerville, Pflugerville, TX. Please be aware that roads may be in the process of closing or already closed early in the morning of the event. All spectators should plan to arrive before 8 AM or they will have a difficult time reaching the parking areas.


It is a goal for each event that we leave the ven-ue in a better condition than when we arrived. High Five Events and Jack & Adams Bicycles have put in place the following programs to keep the venues we use clean: Bottled water has been replaced with reusable bike bottles and easy water filling stations.

Recycling receptacles are located next to each trash receptacle. A waste crew is on duty for the full durationof the event to ensure the maximum amount of recycling. The entire course is cleaned of trash after the event, even if the trash was there before. Registration for participants and volunteers is 100% online. Post event food and beverage options reduce waste and maximize recycling.

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Saturday September 27thDowntown Kerrville

Start Time 11:00

Join us for a FREE 1.0 mile Kids Fun Run along the scenic run course of the Kerrville Triathlon. The rst 100 kids to register online will receive a FREE T-shirt and all kids will enjoy free treats at the nish.

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Aid stations will be stocked with water and electrolyte drink. There will be an aid station at the entrance to the Transition Area that may be used before the swim, and before and after the bike. There will not be any aid stations on the bike course. Run aid station will be at run out, mile 1, and mile 2. Each will have water and NUUN. It is against USA Tri-athlon rules to discard trash at any point on the course besides an aid station.

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